A pipe is leaking: stop the water, then the right trade
Shut the stopcock you can reach. If water is entering the flat from the ceiling and you cannot stop it, call your Town Council or condo manager, and PUB on 1800 225 5782 if it is the mains. Do not hack the ceiling to find the pipe.
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Stop, photograph, then choose the licence
An exposed hose under the sink is the angle-valve job: S$110 to S$180 for a spray, hose and brass valve, up to S$260 to S$450 when many valves are replaced together. A thread that snapped inside the wall is S$180 to S$320 without hacking, on that same page.
A leak inside a concealed ceiling, a heater tank, or a neighbour’s stack is not that hose. Water heater labour and tanks are on the heater page. A hacked chase is a plumber plus a permit. Life-threatening fire, a gas fire, or someone who cannot breathe: SCDF 995. A suspected piped-gas leak, from a safe distance: City Energy 1800 752 1800. An electricity supply interruption that is the building, not one tripped RCCB: SP Group 1800 778 8888. Water supply, quality or pressure from the mains: PUB 1800 225 5782.
Electricity and water together: do not stand in the water and flip switches. If the DB is sparking, leave and treat it as an electrical emergency as well as a leak.
Checklist
- Shut the local valve or the flat stopcock.
- Move electrical plugs out of the water. Do not switch them while standing in it.
- Tell the neighbour below if their ceiling is at risk.
- Photograph the source. Book the valve page, the heater page, or a PUB plumber according to what you see.
Use these published bands
Use S$110 to S$450 for the published valve and hose scopes, and the heater page for a tank. Mains and stack leaks are PUB 1800 225 5782, not a Homey band.
A pipe is leaking: stop the water, then the right trade: access and preparation
A pipe is leaking: stop the water, then the right trade is a permit-exempt visit unless the photos show hacking, a new layout, a window replacement, or the household shelter. The hourly and call-out figures, if this page publishes them, are the ones to use. There is no separate fuel surcharge in the handyman rates this site states.
The number of tasks, whether parts are on site, and access decide the time. An HDB service yard, a condo loading bay and a landed roof are not the same approach. Sunday noisy work is refused when the Town Council or MCST forbids it.
- One photo per task
- Say which task is urgent
- Have parts on site if you bought them
- Clear a path
- Say HDB, condo or landed
What A pipe is leaking: stop the water, then the right trade includes
A pipe is leaking: stop the water, then the right trade is a permit-exempt visit unless the photos show hacking, a new layout, a window replacement, or the household shelter. The hourly and call-out figures, if this page publishes them, are the ones to use. There is no separate fuel surcharge in the handyman rates this site states.
One task on one visit is a different booking from a list of five rooms. Send one photo per task and say which must be done first. A plumber, an electrician or a renovation permit is named when the task leaves handyman scope, rather than being folded into the hour.
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K), 27 Mandai Estate, #06-10 Innovation Place, Singapore 729931, carries permit-exempt work. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H), listed on the HDB Directory of Renovation Contractors, carries any scope that needs an HDB renovation permit.
Plan A pipe is leaking: stop the water, then the right trade
List the tasks and put the one that blocks the home first.
Protect the floor and confirm the part, if you bought it, actually fits.
Do that task. Do not start a second trade that needs another licence.
Test it. A hinge that still sags is not finished.
| Access | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Exempt repairs do not need a permit. Hacking does. | Use the condo column if it is not HDB. | Use the landed column if it is not HDB. |
| Condo | Book the lift and the hours before the van arrives. | MCST by-laws sit on top of the task list. | A landed house has no MCST lift. |
| Landed | Name the storey. A roof or a gate is not a flat task. | A condo is not landed. | External work waits for safe weather and a safe ladder. |
- One photo per task
- Say which task is urgent
- Have parts on site if you bought them
- Clear a path
- Say HDB, condo or landed
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I hack the ceiling?
No. A concealed leak needs the right trade and, in an HDB flat, a permit if the fabric of the flat is opened. Shut the valve first.
What if I smell burning as well?
Leave the wet area. A burning DB is not a mop job. SP Group is 1800 778 8888 for a supply failure. 995 is for a life-threatening emergency.
Which hose price applies?
A single spray, hose and brass valve is S$110 to S$180. A snapped thread is S$180 to S$320. A set of six to ten is S$260 to S$450.
What is included in a pipe is leaking: stop the water, then the right trade?
The tasks you list that are permit-exempt: hardware, small patches, adjustments, and the cleaning lines this site already prices. Hacking and new layouts are not included.
Is there a fuel surcharge?
No. Handyman rates published on the handyman page do not add a fuel surcharge.
Who do I message?
WhatsApp +65 8561 0630 or hello@homeysg.com. Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. UEN 202018148K.